Roosevelt Replies at Canton Nominates McKinley for President
President McKinley formally accepts the Republican nomination at Canton after a parade and address by Senator Lodge. In Oyster Bay Roosevelt is notified of his own nomination for vice president as Governor Roosevelt thanks the committee and accepts with gratitude.
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Cleveland
Canton
Pary
William McKinlay
Mark Henna
Cornelius Neiise
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator
Oyster Bay
L. I
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Senator Wolcott
Roosevelt
Riot in San Antonio Flares Over Mounted Police Clash
A pitched battle erupts in San Antonio as mounted police clash with rioters. Reports describe violent confrontations with multiple injuries and property damage amid chaotic street fighting.
Battle in San Antonio as soldiers clash with mounted police
In the early hours in front of Fort Sam Houston a detachment of mounted city police clashed with armed black soldiers over 18 women. Soldiers fired on officers, killing a horse and wounding two policemen. Soldiers were dragged away by comrades amid town indignation.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Curry
Daring Mexican Train Robbery Near Chihuahua
A freight train was derailed by a dozen bandits near Chihusahua on the Mexican Central. The crew was attacked as many shots rang out while a passenger train returned to Chihuahua with the freight crew. Police and rurales captured one robber with some booty. it is the first recorded train robbery in Mexico.
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Mexico City
Mex
Chihusahua
Chihuahua
Mexico
Bryan Bryanites predict cabinet if Bryan wins in November
A Bryan supporter predicts a possible 1900 style cabinet with Hill or Gorman as secretary of state, Williams or Dewey as secretary of the navy, McLean as secretary of war, Abbott as private secretary, Metcalf as consul general in London, Woodson as public printer, and Altgeld Croker Tillman Oldham among influential appointees.
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Lincoln
Hill
New York
Gorman
Towne
Minnesota
Navy
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Dewey
John R. McLean
Ohio
Willis J. Abbott
Chica
London
Richard [. Metcalf
Omaha
Urey Woodson
Election pledge quotes support for McKinley platform
A fragment quotes a speaker pledging to do everything to secure McKinley’s election, asserting a commitment to honest principle amid a great crisis. The line references a hag and a beach as symbols of duty and steadfast resolve.
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McKinley
Hag
Beach
Bryan and Stevenson Nominated by Democratic Party
Chicago July 12 Bryan and Stevenson will be officially notified of their nomination for president and vice president respectively by the Democratic National Committee at Indianapolis August 8. The decision was reached at noon today.
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Canton
Ohie
United States
McKinley
Cortelyou
Colonel Dick
Akron
Chicago
Bryan
Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
Indianapolis
Denver Town Welcomes Over Four Thousand Tourists
More than 4000 tourists have arrived from the east this week in Denver. The Denver and Rio Grande road dispatched over 1000 travelers yesterday. An equal number heads toward Colorado and Utah points.
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Denver
Denver and Rio Grande Road
Colorado
Utah
Fine Cherries From Santa Fe Grower On Display
Geo W Hickox brought in the first lot of cherries the town has ever can from Santa Fe New Mexico. The large red fruit with delicate flavor impressed tasters who recognize good fruit at once. Dr Hickox has specialized in fruitraising for sixteen years and his success rivals California.
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Geo. W. Hickox
Santa Fe
N. M
Hickox
California
Convention Over as Sheriffs Select Houston for Next Meet
The association closed its El Paso session naming John W. Varn as president and Sterling P. Clark as vice president. John T. Kirk and Kh. E. White were re elected secretary and treasurer. Dallas Mayor Cabell and Houston advocates spoke as the sheriffs chose Houston for the next gathering. A post meeting carriage ride and a banquet followed a reception for visiting ladies.
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Cloudcroft
John W. Varn
Kerr County
Sterling P. Clark
Tarrant County
Association
John T. Kirk
Kh. E. White
Boone
Turney
Miller
Harper
Edwards
C. K Lockart
Citiizens
el Paso
Dallas News
Cabell
Dallas
Anderson
Burns
Houston
Juare
Ondorff
Russia reports Port Arthur sacked and rail line wrecked
Reports from Port Arthur say Niu Chwang has been sacked and burned while the Manchuria railroad is wrecked. Outskirts are being pillaged as Shanghai dispatches seek word from foreigners in Pekin amid major foreign news efforts. General Nieh reportedly entered Pekin with 5000 troops after fighting Prince Tuan's forces, with 250 enemy dead.
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London
Port Arthur
Niu Chwang
Manchuria
Shanghai
Pekin
Nieh
Prince Tuan
Scorpions and Tarantulas Halt Mexican Rail Service
Scorpions and tarantulas swarm Iguala and other points on the Mexico Cuernavaca and Pacific railroad interfering with line operation and business. Train crews report numerous bites delaying trains while Atlagualas authorities offer a bounty for killing the pests.
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Cuernavaca, Mex
Scorpions
Iguala
Mexico, Cuernavaca
Clark Howell Marries Miss Annie Comer in Savannah
Clark Howell editor of the Atlanta Constitution wed Annie Comer of Savannah. The couple will sail July 18 for six weeks at the Paris Exposition, then visit the Italian Riviera and the Swiss Alps. Comer’s father, the late H. M. Comer, long headed the Central of Georgia railway and was a prominent Southern merchant.
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Savannah
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Annie Comer
Europe
Miviera
Comer
H. M. Comer
Central of Georgia Railway
Cape Nome Boom Collapses Amid Widespread Hardship
Reports from June 30 indicate Cape Nome’s mining boom has collapsed. Thousands of travelers cannot afford passage home while workers switch to menial labor for subsistence. The beach is exhausted with equipment stranded. dozens of job seekers compete for few openings. Disease raises alarm with smallpox, typhoid, and diphtheria cases.
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Cape Nome
San Francisco
Calif
Forfeits Posted for Fitz and Rublin Sharkey and Pitz Bouts
Forfeits announced for upcoming bouts. Sharkey and Rublin each posted 2500 dollars while Pitz deposited 5000 for his two scheduled fights. All three boxers begin training immediately.
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New York
Fitz and Rublin
Sharkey and
Pitz
Sharkey
Rublin
Democratic campaign speakers listed for Lincoln visit
July 12 report names the Democratic orators lined up for the Lincoln visit. Bryan leads, followed by Towne of Minnesota, Hill of New York, Davis of Missouri, Williams of Massachusetts, Tarvin and Blackburn of Kentucky, and ex governor Altgeld of Illinois.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
David B. Hill
New York
Webster Davis
Missouri
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Tarvin and Blackburn
Kentucky
Populists Nominate Poynter for Governor at Lincoln
July 12 report states Governor W. A. Poynter was renominated by acclamation at the populist convention. E. A. Gilbert of York County is named for lieutenant governor on the fusion ticket, while W. A. Oldham is nominated for attorney general. All names appear on a single ticket.
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Lincoln
W. A. Poynter
E. A. Gilbert
York County
W. A. Oldhsm
Genera
Arrangements Near Complete for Deming Game Next Sunday
Manager Jacoby has prepared details for the match with Deming and expects a letter soon. Grounds will be repaired by tomorrow, and roling will be finished. National League clubs tighten standings as Philadelphia slides to third and Chicago rises to second, its highest since Old Man Ansen era.
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Deming
Jacoby
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Yesterday's Games Big Scores Across Major Leagues
St Louis 0 Boston 3 in a game where Boston shut out St Louis. Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 6 in a high scoring contest. Pittsburg 4 Brooklyn 2 as the Pirates beat the Dodgers in a tight matchup.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Clube
Chicago
Pegeeess
Philadelphis
New York
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